Juan Antonio Samaranch Olympic and Sports Museum
The Joan Antoni Samaranch Olympic and Sport Museum opened in Barcelona on March 21, 2007, at the Olympic Ring on Montjuïc hill—a setting built for the city’s most public sporting moment. From here, the museum looks out toward the Lluís Companys Olympic Stadium, tying its galleries to the landscape of the 1992 Summer Olympics. In June 2010, it was renamed in honour of Juan Antonio Samaranch, who led the International Olympic Committee from 1980 to 2001 and was closely connected to the 1992 Games in Barcelona. That personal link is more than ceremonial: one of the museum’s most emblematic collections was donated by Samaranch himself. Inside, the museum moves beyond medals. It presents sport across high-performance competition, recreational activity, and sport for people with disabilities, alongside interactive multimedia installations and a temporary exhibition hall. …
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